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I think he means per person.

• paulddraper 11y ago
  Yes, though he's using a double standard. Per person, a train costs the same regardless of the number of people.
  • greggman 11y ago
    It's a fair comparison and one I make often. Example: My friends and I could take public transport 10 miles. It might cost $5 per person. For four people that's $20. $20 might pay for a cab for all four of us. Same with planes. I could fly or drive from LA to Vegas. Flying is $240 per person friday to sunday. 4 people = $960. 1 car carrying 4 people will be a lot less even if I rent it.
    • jacalata 11y ago
      Your comparison is valid for the scenario 'whats the difference in price for x people to make this trip by car or plane'. His comparison was 'how does the cost of the trip change if I go from one to two people for either method of travel'. Assuming he and his wife operate as a single financial unit, then the cost of the trip by car does not change when they both travel somewhere instead of one person travelling, and you have to make that assumption or his mention of 2 train tickets being more expensive makes no sense.
• jacalata 11y ago
  Yes, he probably did, but he shouldn't have since he used per trip cost for the train comparison.